Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.
(Brittle Bladder-fern)

Interactions where Cystopteris fragilis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
frond (live) live frond is parasitised by hypophyllous, scattered uredium Hyalopsora polypodii Brittle Bladder-fern Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Hyalopsora polypodii/Hyalopsora polypodiibrittle bladder-fern rusthypophyllous, scattereduredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Cystopteridaceae/Cystopteris fragilis/Cystopteris fragilisbrittle bladder-fernlivefrond hypophyllous, scattered uredium parasitises live frond

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Cystopteris fragilis (Brittle Bladder-fern) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCystopteris fragilis (Brittle Bladder-fern)
GenusCystopteris (bladder ferns)
FamilyCYSTOPTERIDACEAE (a family of ferns)
OrderPOLYPODIALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cystopteris fragilis (Brittle Bladder-fern)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Jermy, A.C. & Camus, J.M. Cystopteris fragilis aggregate Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Cystopteris fragilis (Brittle Bladder-fern) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cystopteris fragilis (Brittle Bladder-fern):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 31 images of Cystopteris fragilis (Brittle Bladder-fern)
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